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Four stages of novel editing to make your book shine

September 10, 2021 cheryl 2 Comments
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The draft is done. Yay! Now it’s time for editing. When I read that someone’s manuscript is with their editor,…

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Posted in: self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: copy editing, developmental editing, editing, line editing, proofreading, structural editing

Beta readers – what are they and why do you need them?

September 3, 2021 cheryl

Updated October 2022 I’d never heard of beta readers when I (poorly) published my first books, a fantasy trilogy. If…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, self publishing, Writing tips Filed under: authors, beta readers, books, editing, novel draft, writers, writing

The joy of reading to children

August 28, 2021 cheryl

First posted last summer, I was reminded of this when I recently visited a local school to read from Guardians.…

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Posted in: Marketing, News Filed under: children's books, Libraries, reading to children, Wild World Heroes

Work in progress and Keepers Amazon+

August 13, 2021 cheryl

It’s proving challenging to pick up a manuscript from three years ago and get back into the story and the…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, News Filed under: newsletter, WIP, Work in progress

Using Deep Point of View to immerse your reader

cheryl 4 Comments

Point of View (POV) – a general explanation As writers, we constantly come across explanations of the different kinds of…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: author intervention, character voice, editing, immersive reader experience, voice

Dragon Gift: ten short stories released 16 July 21

July 15, 2021 cheryl

Dragon Gift is a collection of stories with fairytale, myth or fairytale-like themes of varying length and gravity. ‘Lille herself…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, News Filed under: dragons, fairytales, myths, short stories

Guardians of the Forest free on Kindle 9-12 July 2021

July 9, 2021 cheryl
Forest at night

The happy news of the weekend! What people are saying about Guardians of the Forest: This book trilogy comes under…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, News Filed under: children's books, Fantasy, Forests, gryphons, Guardians of the Forest, magic, mythical creatures

Summer Reading Challenge 2021 and free books

July 3, 2021 cheryl
Forest at night

Guardians of the Forest free on Kindle 9-12 July Summer Reading Challenge 2021 The Summer Reading Challenge is all about…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, News Filed under: Adventure, Environment, Fantasy, Forests, Libraries, Reading ages 4-11, Summer Reading Challenge, Wild World Heroes

Four steps to using dialogue to drive your story

June 11, 2021 cheryl

(And a free downloadable guide) For more writing tips, browse the ‘writing tips‘ category using the search bar at the…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: characterisation in novels, dialogue, driving plot with dialogue, punctuation, show not tell

Story endings

May 14, 2021 cheryl 2 Comments

Story endings have come up a lot recently. Or maybe, as I approached the final chapters of draft one of…

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Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: novel endings, short story endings, story endings

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